Last week we asked you when you first learnt about extreme poverty.
We got a wide variety of responses: some saw poverty when travelling overseas, some read about global inequality or spoke to a development organisation, and others learnt about it at University.
You were all exposed to the challenges of extreme poverty in different ways, and were profoundly affected. But amongst the diversity of experience - there was one unifying theme – very few people learnt about extreme poverty at school.
At GPP we think this is a problem.
We want to make sure the next generation of Australians know about extreme poverty and our ability to end it.
We’re working to make this happen, using our presentation 1.4 Billion Reasons.
In the past year we’ve been piloting an education program in Australian schools - and we’ve spoken to 10,000 students already!
We’ve seen the amazing effect that our presentation has on students, with thousands now taking part in (and sometimes leading) anti-poverty initiatives in their own community! We want to make sure all Australian students have the knowledge and inspiration they need to lead the movement against extreme poverty.
We can reach 50,000 students in the next 12 months - but we need your help to get there.
By feeding yourself with just $2 a day as part of the Live Below the Line campaign from the 2nd – 6th of August, you can raise funds for a Poverty Education Program in Australia, and educate those around you about the challenges of extreme poverty.
Testimonials from our Pilot program:
"Your talk at our school greatly inspired us to do this walk for poverty… After beginning walking on Boxing Day 2009 we complete the 250km journey six days later on New Years Eve (walking on average 45km per day). Over these six days, we managed to raise $5014 for Oxfam Australia.
Once the blisters got better and we could forget the pain of walking, the thoughts of helping others and succeeding in our quest is still strongly with us. We now aspire to tackle greater challenges, really trying to make others less fortunate than us have a better life."
- Lachie and Jack (Mount Beauty Secondary College)
"I really appreciate the ways in which you modified your presentation especially to address our school as an individual community, and the variety of approach that you used with the different age groups... The personal stories that you brought to us added a new and very powerful dimension to our thinking on global issues.
– Osborne Middle School
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